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IMPROVEMENT IN ICE-HGUSE FLOOR,

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Be it known that I, JOSEPH' BARBIAII, of Chicago, in the county of Cook, in the State of Illinois, have invented a Combined Ice-House Floor; vand I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tO the letters of reference 'marked thereon, making a part of this specification, in which-- Figure 1 is a plan view' Ofmy door.

Figure 2 a vertical sectional elevation of the same;

The nature of my invention consists in laying a metallic door, of zinc Ao r other similar material, on pieces laid transversely across the timbers which support the ice-house, and in covering said iloor with strips either secured by metallic Straps and screws or woo-den binders put crosswise for the purpose of supporting ice withoutdamage t0 said metallic floor; and in making the covering in sections, oriin such agnumber of pieces as will permit it to be readily removed for repairing the door, and for other purposes, 'as the case may require.

In order to give a4 clear understanding of my invention, I have marked corresponding p'arts, and will now give a detailed description.

A represents the cellar or lower part of an ice-house, and B the part in which 'the ice is stored. I use the Iommon joists C C, Ste., upon which are fastened transverse strips, H, g. 2, such a distance apart as will fully support a door, F, madeof zinc or other suitable metal, which is not likely to corrode. A trough, G, is made in said floor, F, at such intervals as is most convenient for draining water from the melted ice and conveying it to a convenient place to be discharged I cover the metallic loor F with a series oi' strips, E E, 85e., placed transversely to the trough Gr, by which means (as the floor'F has an inclination) the melted ice is made to pass into said trough, and hold said strips E in place by means of a series of wooden cross-ties, D, securely fastened to the strips by means of screws or otherwise, as' most convcnent,tl1e object being to make a suitable protection for door F, and prevent its being broken by use. This arrangement provides a good and convenient door for ice-houses, which can be made for much less expense than those now used for a similar purpose, and is especiallydesirable for beer-cellars and other rooms where a large body ofice is to be kept for thepreservation of meats, liquids, and vegetables; and as no change is required inthe arrangement of the main timbers of any common ce-house door, my invention'can be applied without change of construction, as will be seen from drawings: I prefer zinc for the door F, in consequence of its cheapness and durability, andalsoin view of the ease with'ff which it can .be put down andthe joints secured. i

Having thus fully described my device, what'I claim,

An ice-house floor, composed ot" the grooved-zinc plate F, strips' C C, and strips bands D, all constructed and arranged substantially as described.

' J. BARBIAN.

and desire to secureby Letters'Patent, is

E, connected by metallic Witnesses: l

Guo. L. CHAPIN, A. HAYWARD. 

